Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Oscar-nominated directors Job, Joris & Marieke bring their skills for snappy narrative and charming CG characters to this anchor spot for Healthspan supplements thru London agency Isobel. [Watch]
In the fourth episode of their passion project Lullaby Theories, creators Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque at Coat of Arms explore the concept of parallel universes with their 5-year old twin daughters. [Watch]
To help celebrate Led Zeppelin’s 50th-anniversary, Nexus directing partners Smith & Foulkes take us on a magical mystery tour of the late 60’s to reveal the intimate relationship between Jimmy Page and his Fender Telecaster. [Watch]
A runaway spring toy and its CG stunt double find their groove with Kool And The Gang’s funk classic “Jungle Boogie” and prove irresistible fun in this theater spot from directing duo Sacred Egg with MPC handling the VFX. [Watch]
Mark Lopez’ ambitious animated documentary “Segregated By Design” reveals the dark history of how federal, state, and local governments unconstitutionally segregated major metropolitan areas in the US through law and policy. [Watch]
The Mainframe crew layers in touches of cel animation to boost the style and action in this CG adrenalin-fest highlighting Honda’s F1 partnership with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. [Watch]
During her senior year at SCAD, director/designer Sofie Lee gave herself the challenge “to create a film that communicated an underlying message, while still allowing the audience to sympathize with the visual portrayal of emotions.” [Watch]
Directors Kylie Matulick, Todd Mueller and the Psyop crew reteam with Copenhagen animation studio Sun Creature to expand on the action, beauty and magic they introduced in their 2018 Travel Oregon stunner called “Only Slightly Exaggerated.” [Watch]
Angus Wall’s original 2011 title sequence for HBO’s The Game of Thrones has been imitated and spoofed many times but none of those tributes were as technically ambitious or as popular with audiences as this one. [Watch]
Moscow VFX veterans CGF bring classical paintings and sculpture to life in this ominous and atmospheric 60-second spot for Tochka Bank helmed by Great Guns’ director Ilya Naishuller thru Voskhod Agency. [Watch]
Danish animator Tobias Rud’s surprisingly emotional animated short “Sweetie O’s” follows a lonely middle-aged man as he rediscovers a brand of breakfast cereal that transports him back to the happier days of his childhood. [Watch]
The final season of the FXX comedy series “You’re the Worst” comes wrapped in a sun-baked, LA-centric broadcast package courtesy of Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing (aka Impactist). [Watch]
Wieden + Kennedy, São Paulo’s new responsible drinking campaign for Skol uses animation to hit hard-partying types with a harder fact – binge drinking and alcohol abuse in general leads to underwhelming sexual performance. [Watch]
Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier conjure an array of emotions with tiny, cute, and carefully designed characters in this sweet twist on the classic boy meets girl arc. [Watch]
